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Chiona, Richard
🇲🇼FIDE 20500882· Male· Malawi· Born in 1984
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Richard Chiona, a 42-year-old player, is rated 1898. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 6 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP and 2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship. Also played 1 rapid event (including Ilala lodges JULY rapid) recently. He took a 14-month break between May 2024 and Aug 2025. His peak of 1931 was reached at age 37 (Nov 2021); he also reached #10 nationally in Jan 2023.
Current rating
1898
Standard
Rpd1914·Blz—
All-time high
1931
−33 pts below
Nov 2021 · age 37
Nov 2021 · age 37
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#48,605
#48,605 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
2nd 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1904
Oct 2025
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1903 → returned at 1904
May 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #10
at age 39 · rated 1896
Jan 2023
2021
All-time peak 1931
at age 37 · −33 from today
Nov 2021
2019
100 career games
at age 35
Jun 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+65 Elo)
1843 → 1908
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
1903 → 1898
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
8W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #17 | 1877 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #41 | 2127 | +1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlfred Charles ChimthereCM
🇲🇼MAW·1998
+2 −8 =7
17 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGeorge MwaleCM
🇲🇼MAW·2062
+3 −6 =5
14 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsChiletso ChipangaCM
🇲🇼MAW·2085
+1 −9 =1
11 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsFoster Ken
🇲🇼MAW·1918
+7 −2 =1
10 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsNyama Peter
🇲🇼MAW·1957
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Malawi
#18
out of 169 players
Africa
#1,435
in continent
World
#48,604
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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